Computer Science B.S., Data Science Concentration

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 11Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 36Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: MATH 1BH, C S 18. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. C S 10Computer Architecture & OrganizationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. MATH 1BCalculusWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MATH 1BHHonors Calculus IINot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. C S 1AObject-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVAOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 57 seats reported this term.
5. C S 1BIntermediate Software Design in JAVAOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
6. C S 1CAdvanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVAOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 17 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Monterey Bay requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MATH 151

  Calculus II

  • MATH 1C + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1C

    Honors Calculus II · Calculus

• MATH 150

  Calculus I

  • MATH 1A + MATH 1B

    Calculus

  • or
    MATH 1BH + MATH 1AH

    Honors Calculus II · Honors Calculus I

• CST 231

  Problem Solving and Programming

  • C S 1A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in JAVA

  • or
    C S 2A

    Object-Oriented Programming Methodologies in C++

• CST 238

  Introduction to Data Structure

  • C S 2C

    Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in C++

  • or
    C S 1B + C S 1C

    Intermediate Software Design in JAVA · Advanced Data Structures & Algorithims in JAVA

• CST 237

  Introduction to Computer Architecture

  • C S 10

    Computer Architecture & Organization

• MATH 170

  Discrete Mathematics

  • MATH 22

    Discrete Mathematics

  • or
    C S 18

    Discrete Mathematics

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

De Anza College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the Foothill College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other CSU Monterey Bay majors from Foothill

• Japanese Language and CultureFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Computer Science B.S., Software Engineering ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Environmental Studies B.A., Sustainable Communities ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S., Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Agricultural Plant and Soil SciencesFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Computer Science B.S., Game Development ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Business Administration B.S., Management & International Business ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Biology B.S. + CredentialFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay

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